Lead Software Engineer
Digital Catapult is a UK deep-tech innovation organisation accelerating the practical application of advanced digital technologies.
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About Digital Catapult
Digital Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit member of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. It bridges industry, government, investors and academia to help deep-tech businesses scale, improve industrial supply-chain resilience and advance data-driven open future networks through collaborative R&D, specialist facilities, innovation programmes, ecosystem support and membership services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will lead technical delivery for prototypes and production platforms. You will design and build end-to-end software using TypeScript, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code and Azure. You will set standards for architecture, code quality, security and testing; mentor engineers; collaborate with stakeholders; and operate platforms through monitoring, troubleshooting and performance work.
Requirements
- Technical leadership experience on complex, multi-language software projects
- Strong backend engineering experience with TypeScript or JavaScript and another language such as Python or Rust
- Frontend development experience with a modern framework such as React
- Experience with CI/CD, containers and cloud deployment
- Ability to collaborate with engineers, designers, researchers and non-technical stakeholders
- Interest in generative AI tooling and digital twins
- Successful completion of BPSS clearance before starting employment
Responsibilities
- Lead technical delivery across software projects
- Design and build end-to-end software using TypeScript, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code and Azure
- Set standards for architecture, code quality, security and testing
- Mentor engineers
- Help build the engineering presence in Belfast
- Work with stakeholders to turn requirements into working software
- Operate platforms through monitoring, troubleshooting and performance management
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave, bank holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension contributions up to 10% of salary
- Discretionary company bonus
- 4% of salary for selected benefits, including a health cash plan, private medical insurance, holiday purchase and pension top-ups
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Gym discounts
- Give As You Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance worth four times salary
- Free employee assistance programme and financial wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Hybrid working
- Company social events
- Free office snacks